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Encore: Civil rights activists say we've been here before in fight over voting rights

By editor • 12 hours ago

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST:

Today, the U.S. honors the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Nearly 60 years ago, he was arguing for voting rights on behalf of African Americans.

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UAE has promised to respond after drone attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels

By Ruth Sherlock • 12 hours ago

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST:

Red Cross declares a 'blood crisis' as supply runs out at hospitals and blood banks

By Aaron Bolton • 12 hours ago

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST:

Keira D'Amato sets new American marathon record for women

By Alejandra Marquez Janse & Patrick Jarenwattananon • 13 hours ago

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST:

Sudan's pro-democracy movement hopes to force a transition to civilian rule

By Mary Louise Kelly, Ashish Valentine & Sarah Handel • 13 hours ago

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST:

Florida hospitals caught in limbo over differing federal and state vaccine mandates

By Mary Louise Kelly, Gus Contreras & Christopher Intagliata • 13 hours ago

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST:

Send in the clones: Using artificial intelligence to digitally replicate human voices

By editor • 13 hours ago

The science behind making machines talk just like humans is very complex, because our speech patterns are so nuanced.

"The voice is not easy to grasp," says Klaus Scherer, emeritus professor of the psychology of emotion at the University of Geneva. "To analyze the voice really requires quite a lot of knowledge about acoustics, vocal mechanisms and physiological aspects. So it is necessarily interdisciplinary, and quite demanding in terms of what you need to master in order to do anything of consequence."

Here's what's driving the lowest COVID immunization rates around the world

By Jason Beaubien • 13 hours ago

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST:

France ramps up nuclear power as Germany closes plants in the name of clean energy

By Rob Schmitz • 13 hours ago

ROB SCHMITZ, BYLINE: And I'm Rob Schmitz in Trier, Germany, where the chants of young protesters are the only sounds echoing through the freezing alleyways of this medieval town along the border with France.

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How to reverse declining trust in institutions

By editor • Jan 16, 2022

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST:

Why Americans are losing trust in elections and the media

By editor • Jan 16, 2022

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST:

Mourners gather for funeral of Bronx fire victims

By editor • Jan 16, 2022

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST:

Remembering Rabbi Israel Dresner, a Freedom Rider in the civil rights movement

By Tovia Smith • Jan 15, 2022

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST:

Police SWAT team operating at Texas synagogue

By editor • Jan 15, 2022

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST:

Excerpts of Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'I've Been to the Mountaintop' speech

By editor • Jan 15, 2022

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST:

With western port backups, ships are getting cargo to the U.S. via the Great Lakes

By Darian Woods & Dustin Dwyer • Jan 14, 2022

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST:

You save a stranger's life — then what? A new novel explores the aftermath

By Ari Shapiro, Noah Caldwell & Justine Kenin • Jan 14, 2022

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST:

In 1997, the writer Antoine Wilson was visiting Seattle. He was down by the water with some friends.

Body camera footage released in the shooting death of Jason Walker by off-duty deputy

By Jason deBruyn • Jan 14, 2022

AILSA CHANG, HOST:

In Fayetteville, N.C., new body camera footage was released today. It was taken after an off-duty sheriff's deputy shot and killed Jason Walker, a Black man, last Saturday. Jason deBruyn of WNYC reports.

Disability rights advocates meet with CDC director Walensky

By Ailsa Chang, Mano Sundaresan & Sarah Handel • Jan 14, 2022

AILSA CHANG, HOST:

Congo Basin peatlands have trapped years' worth of carbon. How can they be protected?

By Ari Shapiro, Elena Burnett & Patrick Jarenwattananon • Jan 14, 2022

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST:

In Ukraine, life goes on despite threat of Russian invasion

By Ailsa Chang, Ashish Valentine & Patrick Jarenwattananon • Jan 14, 2022

AILSA CHANG, HOST:

Top scientists say Africa may have reached a less threatening phase of COVID

By Nurith Aizenman • Jan 14, 2022

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST:

Encore: For some secular Jews, their pandemic hobby has been learning Yiddish

By editor • Jan 14, 2022

AILSA CHANG, HOST:

One of the rarest eagles in the world has birdwatchers flocking to Maine

By editor • Jan 14, 2022

A rare, wayward eagle native to Russia and Japan has taken up residence near Boothbay Harbor, Maine.

The Steller's sea eagle is one of the largest raptors in the world, weighing up to 20 pounds with an eight-foot wingspan. There are only about 4,000 of them left, and the chance to see one has captivated Mainers and drawn birders from around the country.

U.S. is 'fully prepared' if Russia invades Ukraine, secretary of state says

By Wynne Davis & Mary Louise Kelly • Jan 13, 2022

Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the U.S. is planning "things that we have not done in the past" if Russia invades Ukraine.

His comments follow days of diplomatic talks and a deadlock on resolving the crisis brewing along the Ukraine-Russia border.

And now I want to bring in NPR's labor and workplace correspondent Andrea Hsu, who's been listening in.

Hi, Andrea.

ANDREA HSU, BYLINE: Hi, Ari.

College students are starting spring semester. Here's what it looks like with omicron

By Elissa Nadworny • Jan 13, 2022

AILSA CHANG, HOST:

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Encore: Civil rights activists say we've been here before in fight over voting rights

UAE has promised to respond after drone attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels

Red Cross declares a 'blood crisis' as supply runs out at hospitals and blood banks

Keira D'Amato sets new American marathon record for women

Sudan's pro-democracy movement hopes to force a transition to civilian rule

Florida hospitals caught in limbo over differing federal and state vaccine mandates

Send in the clones: Using artificial intelligence to digitally replicate human voices

Here's what's driving the lowest COVID immunization rates around the world

France ramps up nuclear power as Germany closes plants in the name of clean energy

How to reverse declining trust in institutions

Why Americans are losing trust in elections and the media

Mourners gather for funeral of Bronx fire victims

Remembering Rabbi Israel Dresner, a Freedom Rider in the civil rights movement

Police SWAT team operating at Texas synagogue

Excerpts of Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'I've Been to the Mountaintop' speech

With western port backups, ships are getting cargo to the U.S. via the Great Lakes

You save a stranger's life — then what? A new novel explores the aftermath

Body camera footage released in the shooting death of Jason Walker by off-duty deputy

Disability rights advocates meet with CDC director Walensky

Congo Basin peatlands have trapped years' worth of carbon. How can they be protected?

In Ukraine, life goes on despite threat of Russian invasion

Top scientists say Africa may have reached a less threatening phase of COVID

Encore: For some secular Jews, their pandemic hobby has been learning Yiddish

One of the rarest eagles in the world has birdwatchers flocking to Maine

U.S. is 'fully prepared' if Russia invades Ukraine, secretary of state says

How the health care worker vaccine mandate will work, with SCOTUS' go-ahead

President Biden announces more tests, masks and emergency hospital staff

Elderly Palestinian American man found dead after being detained by Israeli troops

Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a vaccine mandate for many health care workers

College students are starting spring semester. Here's what it looks like with omicron

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